President Jeff Murison to Lead NCDDA Board
Statewide Downtown Association Elects New Board Members
Salisbury, North Carolina – June 20, 2025 – The North Carolina Downtown Development Association membership recently elected 10 new members to the Board of Directors highlighted by the organization’s top positions; President and President-Elect. Jeff Murison, President & CEO of Hillsborough Street Community Services Corporation, which supports NC State University’s commercial district in Raleigh was elected as President, while Rick Thurmond, Chief Marketing Officer of Charlotte Center City Partners was elected to serve as President-Elect.
“We are looking forward to Jeff Murison’s leadership as President and we welcome all of the new board members that will support our organization’s mission,” said Kimberly Van Dyk of the City of Wilson, Past-President of NCDDA. The newly elected Board members will serve a two-year term beginning in July 2025.
- Board Members recently elected for the 2025 – 2027 term include:
- President, Jeff Murison, President & CEO, Hillsborough Street Community Service Corporation, Raleigh
- President-Elect – Rick Thurmond, Chief Marketing Officer, Charlotte Center City Partners
- Vice-President, Membership – Jennifer Herbert, Downtown Development Director, Wake Forest Downtown
- Vice-President, Government Affairs, Kathleen Rose, President, Rose Associates
- Treasurer – Will Gaskins, Vice President of Economic Development and Planning, Downtown Raleigh Alliance
- South Central Director – Sarah Beth Ward, Downtown Development Coordinator, Downtown Lumberton
- Southeast Director – Erin Fonesca, Downtown Development Director, Downtown Goldsboro
- Southwest Director – Sada Troutman, Economic and Downtown Director, Salisbury
- Northwestern Director - Amy Fauquet, Executive Director, Hickory Downtown Development Association
- Western Director - Amy Bridges, Downtown and Community Development Manager, Town of Forest City
NCDDA is the leader in education and advocacy for economic growth and development in North Carolina’s downtowns. NCDDA is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit professional membership association of downtown organizations, municipalities, economic developers, architects, planners, and other professionals led by a 21-member volunteer board of directors. To learn more about NCDDA and how to get involved, visit www.ncdda.org.
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Contact: Jason Epley, Executive Director
NCDDA, PO Box 3392. Salisbury, NC 28145
Ph: (704) 305-4381 Email: admin@ncdda.org